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extended family

[ik-sten-did fam-uh-lee, fam lee] / ɪkˈstɛn dɪd ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li /
NOUN
parents, children, and relatives
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Awoniyi has brought members of his extended family to the ceremony, while Dewsbury-Hall seeks out former Everton midfielder Tim Cahill, now working in Qatari football, to discuss the art of scoring goals.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Few if any of them will ever before have seen money like that in their extended family.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Behind the scenes, the FBI saw in emails and company records, Kao orchestrated over $40,000 in donations from extended family in advance of the event.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Galicia was preaching at his church in South L.A. when flames engulfed his home, where he lived with an extended family of 10.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

“What, and you’re excited to see your extended family now?”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer


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